South Kilkerran, South Australia

South Kilkerran
South Australia

Stone church building with a cross in front

St John's Lutheran church at South Kilkerran
South Kilkerran
Coordinates 34°26′17″S 137°35′24″E / 34.438°S 137.590°E / -34.438; 137.590Coordinates: 34°26′17″S 137°35′24″E / 34.438°S 137.590°E / -34.438; 137.590
Postcode(s) 5573
Location 9 km (6 mi) SW of Maitland
LGA(s) Yorke Peninsula Council
State electorate(s) Goyder
Federal Division(s) Grey
Localities around South Kilkerran:
Balgowan[1] Maitland[1] Maitland[1]
Point Pearce[1] South Kilkerran Yorke Valley[1]
Port Victoria[1] Urania[1] Urania[1]

South Kilkerran is a settlement on Yorke Peninsula in South Australia, between Maitland and Port Victoria.[2][3]

South Kilkerran is still the home of St John's Lutheran church.[4] It formerly also had a St Paul's Lutheran church,[5] and both churches had schools associated with them,[6] which are now closed.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "New Ward Structure 2014". Yorke Peninsula Council. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  2. "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  3. "Placename Details: South Kilkerran". Land Services, government of South Australia. 17 October 2013. SA0062651. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  4. "St John's South Kilkerran". Maitland Lutheran Parish, South Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  5. "THE COUNTRY.". The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 20 February 1917. p. 10. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  6. "SOUTH KILKERRAN.". The Observer (Adelaide) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 14 August 1915. p. 52. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
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